Skip to main content
Election 2026

The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of בן עטר in Dimona is 611780.

School number
611780
Town
Dimona
Stage
Primary
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys and girls
Grades
1 to 6
Pupils
300 in 2015
Founded
1950
Pupils' social and economic background
Low

Directions in Google MapsDirections in Waze

In 2016, grade 5 scored 575 in maths, against 554 across all schools.

The Meitzav is the national test of grades 5 and 8. Its scale stood at 500 for all schools in 2008, so a score can be read across the years.

This schoolAll schools

Grade 5, Mathematics

57555420102016

Grade 5, English

50854220082016

Grade 5, Hebrew

51353720102016

In 2016, 73% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 78% across all schools.

Each bar is the share who agreed with the survey's statements, and the dark mark is all schools that year.

Pupils in grades 5 and 6, 2016

78 took part, 89% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    73%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    72%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    46%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    14%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    84%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    76%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    82%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    80%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    75%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    78%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    77%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    70%

A good general feeling about the school

73%78%20082016
The 59 statements asked in 2016

The share who agreed, then all schools that year. Where a statement was turned round, more is still better.

  • I like being at school68%72%
  • I feel good at school74%79%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school77%82%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers76%76%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers59%56%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies78%68%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general75%70%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning42%36%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers42%45%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect54%66%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise48%41%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me31%26%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me23%17%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me6%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard9%7%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it9%8%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me3%2%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me22%13%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me17%11%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others4%6%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it81%78%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it81%78%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence91%86%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve78%71%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better90%83%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve76%74%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why77%72%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing62%68%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic76%79%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly87%83%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand86%80%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well90%84%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn79%67%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material67%67%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school72%70%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge83%84%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard90%85%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too82%80%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school74%68%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects76%78%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests85%83%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work90%82%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects69%73%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils72%75%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons59%65%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries77%67%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help85%84%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas74%71%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school74%65%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion82%84%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect61%77%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect80%90%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability91%87%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability71%79%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council92%80%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements66%51%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life58%53%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community58%61%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring76%73%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2016

9 took part, 69% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    78%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    94%
  • Teachers working together

    73%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    70%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

78%74%20082016
The 22 statements asked in 2016

The share who agreed, then all schools that year. Where a statement was turned round, more is still better.

  • I am satisfied with my work as a teacher100%93%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching56%66%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy33%24%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run89%85%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils89%93%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers89%80%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work89%80%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it100%94%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint89%86%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing100%89%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress89%73%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses78%73%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers78%69%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together75%80%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed100%79%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help44%67%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together56%74%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching89%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together67%83%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching67%62%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching78%70%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year67%65%

It had 380 pupils in 2011 and 300 in 2015.

30020112015

Dimona has 23 more schools, and these are the next 6.

The days off for this kind of school are on the school holiday calendar.

These are the questions people ask about this school.

What is the school number of בן עטר in Dimona?

It is 611780. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is בן עטר?

Primary, State religious, Official, Boys and girls

What was the Meitzav score of בן עטר?

In 2016, grade 5 scored 575 in maths, against 554 across all schools.

How many pupils does בן עטר have?

It had 300 pupils in 2015, the newest count in the Ministry's table.

The register of schools is the Ministry of Education's, read on 2 November 2026. The Meitzav scores and the school climate surveys, from 2008 to 2020, are the National Authority for Measurement and Evaluation in Education's. The pupils, grades and year of founding are the Ministry's table for 2011 to 2015.

Keep exploring